Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024
Section 19.31.6.15 - SEASON DATES, OPEN AREAS, BAG LIMITS, HUNT CODES AND PERMIT NUMBERS FOR THE SPECIAL ESTANCIA VALLEY, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO SANDHILL CRANE SEASONSA. The daily bag limit is 3. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit, except for the MRGV youth-only hunt where the daily bag and possession limit is 3. The hunting seasons for 2024-2025 are: hunt location | hunt dates | hunt code | permits |
EV | Nov. 2 - Nov. 5 and Nov. 7 - Nov. 10 | SCR-0-101 | 65 |
MRGV | Nov. 16 - 17 | SCR-0-102 | 85 |
MRGV | Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 | SCR-0-103 | 85 |
MRGV | Dec. 14 - 15 | SCR-0-104 | 85 |
MRGV | Jan. 4 - 5, 2025 | SCR-0-105 | 85 |
MRGV | Jan. 11 - 12, 2025 | SCR-0-106 | 85 |
MRGV, youth-only | Nov. 23 | SCR-0-107 | 24 |
SW | Nov. 2 - Nov. 10 | SCR-0-108 | 75 |
SW | Jan. 4 - 5, 2025 | SCR-0-109 | 75 |
B. Hunters who participate in the MRGV season shall be required to check-out at designated check stations when they harvest any sandhill cranes.C. The department may cancel one or more EV, MRGV or SW sandhill crane hunts if harvest is expected to exceed our federal allocation of greater sandhill cranes.N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.6.15
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 17, September 15, 2015, eff. 9/1/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 12, June 30, 2016, eff. 9/1/2016, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 15, August 15, 2017, eff. 8/15/2017, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 9/1/2018, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 17, September 10, 2019, eff. 9/10/2019, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 16, August 25, 2020, eff. 9/1/2020, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, August 24, 2021, eff. 9/1/2021, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 15, August 9, 2022, eff. 9/1/2022, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 15, August 15, 2023, eff. 9/1/2023, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 16, August 27, 2024, eff. 9/1/2024